The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-14

Hes Rooklo1D DAUs
The Hsrnsndo Nssos Of the 7th b black tssue |
that de6les he Hles Of Elosida journalian. It,
outpour Of yiruI6ut abuse Of Governor Perry on /
account a his appointments Of officers Tor that
counsy, aad It's articles upon the subject, make
NIB as remarkable q display Of the blindness and |
folly into which writer may be betrayed BY
prejudice and incorporate factioual zeal a. any
which has ever come under our observation.
The conclusions Of the Nesos are that Governor
Perry has made these appointments in consum-
nation of bargain with Senator Mann to turn
the county officers over to him, and that the
Governor has shown q disposition to disregard
the wishes of the people and to make these ap-
pointments only with selfish view to his own
political advantage. The facts from which it
draws these conclusions, according to its own
statements, arc as follows: That In November
last there was "side-show election" in Her.
nando for county officers, and that the county
Executive Committee returned the anti-Mann
candidates as elected that this election was
contested and fraud charged, which charges were
combatted, and, in the opinion of the Nesos,
"partally, if not wholly disproved;" that
"mass of testimony was submitted to the Gov
ernor from which he had not been able to arrive
at a conclusion VIXEN the Legislature met, and,
his name being used for the United States Sem
ate, lest he should be charged with being infu-
enced thereby in deciding the contest, that he
referred the matter to committee of certain
members of his Cabinet for their opinion;
that pending the investigation by this COM
mittee the former county of fernando was d.
vided into three counties, and the side show
election, whatever 1t might have been was abro-
gated that the Governor declined 10 make the
appointments on the recommendation of Sena-
tor Mann and the members from fernando coun-
ty, but required them to 60 home and ascertain
the voice of the people; that they went home
and held meeting in fernando county and
recommended full list of county officers that,
as the Neos claims, this was not representa-
tive meeting, that protests were sent up, and
that the other faction proceeded to get up
meeting of their own to recommend their lists of
officers: Whereupon the Governor. as may well
be supposed seeing end of this factional fight,
nor any prospect of ever getting them to act to-
gether, or to agree upon anything, ended the
whole business and appointed officers for the
county.
In making these appointments 1t seems, &C
| cording to the admission of the Nesos, that the
Governor secured result hardly to he conceived
under all the circumstances that distress it, in
that =" the new county officers are all competent
| menu 30 it seems that there is no question
that he performed his full constitutional duty to
the whole people of fernando, Democrats, Re
| pubcans or what not, by appointing fit and
proper men to the Offices, and the only remain
| ing question is as TO what are the relations of
these appointments 10 the Democratic party
| Do they show the consummation of bargain by
the Governor to turn over the county Office 80 Sen
ator Mannf Again we have the admission
of the Ne,os that, of the newly appointed officials
the County Judge, Collector of Revenue, County
Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools and two
County Commissioners, are antiMann while
the Clerk, Assessor, County Surveyor and three
County Commissioners, are classed as friends of
| Senator Mann. To an outsider it would appear
that this was pretty equal division and that
the Governor had acted very impartaly between
the two wings of the party in fernando, but the
Neaos sees in it only "subterfuge to make it
| appear that the Governor wished to act with
| fairness" or contemplate effort to stand in
with both factions" 1t does not seem to have
occurred to the Nesos that the Governor scas act
ing with fairness; that he was simply discharg
ing his duty honestly and to the best of his
as III ms habit, and appointing men all CON-
petent" to I'LL these county Offices without per-
hitting himself TO be dictated to by any one; but
| that the Neana did understand thIa
shows that it is not competent judge of Gov.
ernor Perry. In fact, the trouble with it appears
to be that the Governor cannot be used by either
faction; he has not given all the Offices to the
faction TO which the Neus belongs, and this
seems to it great breach of duty.
We have taken the facts as stated above,
| apart from its conclusions and charges, from
the Neos ITSELF and its charges require no other
refutatiOn than its own statement of facts; that
it should put both together in one paper, and
not perceive this, can only be explained, as we
have said. by the folly and blindness of fac
tional prejudice As we see that the action of
the Governor 10 these appointments as whole
is fully justified even by the statements Of his
enemies 30 doubtless in the case of each indi-
vidual appointed, or not appointed, he has
acted upon equally good grounds Having
done his duty and having acted In the interest
of the whole people of fernando county and not
of any faction, he can afford to abide the judg-
ment of all fair-minded men, and the sob er
second thought" even of those who are now
| clamoring against him-and the. remorseful
consciences Of the more abusive may yet call up
| the blush of shame to their own cheeks
The Projected Road to Carrabelle.